El sáb., 22 sept. 2018 a las 18:00, Paul A. Rubin (<[email protected]>) escribió:
> On 09/22/2018 10:21 AM, Sergio Celani wrote: > > > > El vie., 21 sept. 2018 a las 15:07, Paul A. Rubin (<[email protected]>) > escribió: > >> >> >> >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> Subject: Re: problema with the instalation of Lyx 2.3.1 in Windows 10 >> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:34:09 -0300 >> From: Sergio Celani <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> To: Paul Rubin <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> El vie., 21 sept. 2018 a las 11:05, Paul A. Rubin (<[email protected]>) >> escribió: >> >>> On 09/21/2018 12:16 AM, Sergio Celani wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> El vie., 21 sept. 2018 a las 0:13, Paul A. Rubin (<[email protected]>) >>> escribió: >>> >>>> On 09/20/2018 07:26 PM, Sergio Celani wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, I apologize for the delay in answering. >>>> >>>> Yes, I try to start the program from instance DOS, but nothing happens. >>>> So, I reinstalled Lyx 2.3.1 in a new folder (called Lyx2.311). >>>> Thus, I have the two versions installed in different folders >>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3 and >>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311 >>>> >>>> In a DOS windows, I have tried again to open the program, i.e., >>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3\bin>start Lyx , so open Lyx 2.3 >>>> without problems >>>> >>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311\bin>start Lyx , in this case nothing >>>> happens >>>> >>>> I don't understand, I never had problems installing the different >>>> versions of Lyx >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: imagen.png] >>>> >>>> El mar., 18 sept. 2018 a las 9:16, Paul A. Rubin (<[email protected]>) >>>> escribió: >>>> >>>>> On 09/17/2018 10:30 PM, Sergio Celani wrote: >>>>> > Hi >>>>> > >>>>> > I have serious problems with the instalation of new version 2.3.1 of >>>>> > Lyx in Windows 10. >>>>> > I have been using version 2.3, with the latest installer made by Uwe >>>>> > (LyX-230-Installer-6), without any problem. >>>>> > I decided to install version 2.3.1 with the official installer >>>>> > (LyX-231-Installer-2). It seems to install correctly, but when the >>>>> > installation is finished it is impossible to start the program. >>>>> > I have done several tests. I uninstall all Lyx versions (2.2.3 and >>>>> > 2.3), I reinstall Lyx 2.3.1, but again the program does not want to >>>>> start. >>>>> > >>>>> > The same problem occurs with the official installer of version 2.3. >>>>> > But curiously, with Uwe's version I don't have this problem. ' >>>>> > As last I decided to restore the system and install everything >>>>> again. >>>>> > But again 2.3.1 does not boot after a clean installation. Finally, I >>>>> > decided to go back to version 2.3 with the Uwe installer >>>>> > (LyX-230-Installer-6). This version works correctly. >>>>> > I have Windows 10 pro, installed on an Asus computer, System Model >>>>> > UX490UAR. >>>>> > >>>>> > I would appreciate any help. >>>>> > >>>>> > Sergio >>>>> If you try to start 2.3.1 from a command prompt (what we used to call >>>>> a >>>>> DOS window), what messages do you see? >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> Please bottom post when responding; it makes the thread easier to >>>> follow. >>>> >>>> If you run the command "dir L*.exe" in C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX >>>> 2.311\bin, what do you get? >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>> I see what is shown in the screenshot >>> >>> [image: imagen.png] >>> >>> >>> Does running "cmd /K Lyx2.3.exe" from that directory also fail to start >>> LyX? >>> >>> Paul >>> >> >> >> The program started once, after rebooting the system didn't work anymore. >> > > Hi > > I continue to try to see what happens with Lyx 2.3.1 on my computer. > I've done a couple of tests. > > 1. The Lyx.2.3 version opens from the command DOS > C:\WINDOWS\system32>start lyx, > and the program starts without any problem. > > Now I try Lyx2.3.1 > C:\WINDOWS\system32>start lyx2.3, > but in this case appears a windows saying that it can't find the lyx2.3 > file. > > 2. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3\bin> > > C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3\bin>start lyx, and the program starts > without any problem. > So, > C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311\bin>start LyX2.3, and nothing happens. > Also, > C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311\bin>cmd /K Lyx2.3.exe, and nothing > happens. > > I have installed Lyx2.3 ( LyX-230-Installer-6.exe, Uwe version), and > official Lyx 2.3.1 ( LyX-231-Installer-2.exe) > With the official installer LyX-230-Bundle-005.exe I have the same > problems what with the installer of Lyx2.3.1 > > Sergio > > > > > > I wonder if having both 2.3 and 2.3.1 installed is causing some sort of > problem. I just installed 2.3.1 (installer 2) successfully on Win 10 in a > virtual machine. I first uninstalled 2.3.0 completely (including using > preferences), then ran the 2.3.1 installer and generally accepted the > default settings. I did install for "all users" (2.3 was installed just for > me). > > It might be worth uninstalling both 2.3 and 2.3.1 (including user > preferences -- if you have any you want to preserve, back them up and try > to replace them later once 2.3.1 is working). Then install 2.3.1 with the > current installer (the one you mentioned above). If you can't get 2.3.1 to > work, you can always find the 2.3.0 installer at one of the mirror sites > listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11. > > Paul > > I did all that, at least twice. I completely uninstalled both versions, then I installed the new version, but the problem continued. I think there must be some problem with the official installation. Anyway I'll try again Sergio
